FA442723Q0071- Solicitation.pdf

FA4427-23-Q-0071

10 July 2023

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

FROM 60TH CONTRACTING SQUADRON

350 HANGAR AVE, BLDG. 549

TRAVIS AFB, CA 94535-2632

SUBJECT: Request for Quotation (RFQ), FA4427-23-Q-0071, Radiological Physics Annual

Course

1. The 60th Contracting Squadron at Travis Air Force Base (Travis AFB) intends to establish a

Firm Fixed Price contract for a Radiological Physics Annual Course.

2. General Information:

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Solicitation Number:

Title:

FA4427-23-Q-0071

Radiological Physics Annual Course

Posted Date: 10 July 2023

Solicitation Response Date: 21 July 2023, 12:00 PM, PST

NAICS Code:

Small Business Size

Standard:

611430 Professional and Management Development Training

$15M

Point of Contact: Karly Zamiar, karly.zamiar@us.af.mil

3. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation – quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Additionally, the Government will utilize simplified procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.

4. This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) with solicitation number FA4427-23-Q-00571

5. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06 effective 26 May 2022, Defense Federal Acquisition

Regulation effective 23 June 2022, and Air Force Acquisition Circular 2022-0701 effective 01

July 2022.

6. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is

611430 Professional and Management Development Training. The Small Business Size

Standard is $15 million.

mailto:karly.zamiar@us.af.mil http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/12.htm#P297_49561

7. The offeror shall submit all pricing information and any other pertinent information for the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINS). Include sufficient details to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation.

CLIN Description Quantity Unit Total

(USD $)

TeleRad Annual Subscription- 12

Radiology Residents 1 Each

TeleRad Annual Subscription- 12

Radiology Residents 1 Each

TOTAL for all CLINS (US Dollars $)

FOB Destination

30 Days After Receipt of Order

Place of Delivery:

David Grant Medical Center

Medical Treatment Facility

101 Bodin Circle, Bldg. 777

Travis AFB, CA 94535

ATTN: Capt Mariah Norby

“The Government will not accept any offers or quantities other than the established items in the table found above.

8. The Offeror shall provide all equipment, personnel, transportation, materials, installation and/or all other items necessary to provide the Radiological Physics Annual Course as defined in the Statement of Work. Reference Attachment 1 – Statement of Work.

9. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Nov 2021) and the Addendum below apply to this acquisition.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Nov 2021).

Offerors shall prepare their quotations IAW FAR 52.212-1. In addition, the following information shall be included with your quote:

A. Company Name and Address:

B. Point of Contact and Phone Number:

C. Unique Entity ID Number (UEID):

D. Cage Number:

E. Technical description of all items being offered (The contractor must demonstrate that the proposed items meet all the minimum requirements in Attachment 1 – Statement of

Work)

F. Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1(c), Period for Acceptance of Offers. The paragraph is tailored as follows: “The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.”

10. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR 52.212-2(a), the

Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

a) Technical Factor – Technical description of all items being offered (The contractor must demonstrate that the proposed items meet all the minimum requirements in Attachment 1 –

Statement of Work).

b) Price

11. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2022) and Alternate I (Oct 2014) with their offer; or the offeror shall complete paragraph (b) of FAR

52.212-3, if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at http://www.sam.gov.

Vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); the website is https://sam.gov/content/home. Contact the Federal Service Desk (FSD) via the phone numbers listed on https://sam.gov/content/about/contact.

12. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition.

13. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (May 2022) applies to this acquisition. Applicable additional FAR clauses cited within the clause are:

FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020)

FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)

FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021)

FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020).

FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021)

FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

14. The provision at FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition:

http://www.sam.gov/ https://sam.gov/content/home https://sam.gov/content/about/contact

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—

Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-

Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition. (1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal

Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

(Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management

(SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds

"will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures. (1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided;

and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of Provision)

15. Additional FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition are:

FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

FAR 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations – Alternate I (Sep 2015)

FAR 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011)

FAR 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021)

FAR 52.233-1, Disputes (May 2014)

FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991)

FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

DFARS 252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Sep 2011)

DFARS 252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Sep 2013)

DFARS 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (Nov 2011)

DFARS 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product (Apr 1992)

DFARS 252.204-7008, Compliance with Safeguarding Covered Defense Information Controls (Oct 2016)

DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding Covered Defense Information & Cyber Incident Reporting (Dec 2019)

DFARS 252.204-7015, Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support (May 2016)

DFARS 252.204-7016, Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation (Dec

2019)

DFARS 252.204-7017, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or

Services—Representation (May 2021)

DFARS 252.204-7018, Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or

Services (Jan 2021)

DFARS 252.204-7019, Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (Mar 2022)

DFARS 252.204-7020, NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements (Mar 2022)

DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items (Jun 2013)

DFARS 252.225-7056, Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime (May 2022)

DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Dec 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018)

DFARS 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (Dec 2006)

DFARS 252.232-7017, Accelerating Payments to Small Business Subcontractors – Prohibition on Fees and

Consideration (Apr 2020)

DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel (Jun 2013)

DFARS 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications (Dec 1991)

DFARS 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Jan 2021)

AFFARS 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman (Oct 2019) (Mrs. Susan R. Madison, AFICA OL AMC, 507 Symington

Drive, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5022, 618-229-0267, fax 618-256-6668, susan.madison@us.af.mil)

16. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition.

17. All questions regarding this RFQ must be submitted electronically to both the Contract

Specialist and the Contracting Officer listed below no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on 18 July 2023.

mailto:susan.madison@us.af.mil

Offerors shall submit quotes electronically to both the Contract Specialist and the

Contracting Officer listed below no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on 21 July

2023.

18. Primary POC for this solicitation is Ms Karly Zamiar and alternate POC is Mr Vitaliy Kim

Karly Zamiar Vitaliy Kim

Contract Specialist Contracting Officer

Email: karly.zamiar@us.af.mil Email: vitaliy.kim.1@us.af.mil

List of Attachments

Attachment 1 – PWS - Radiological Annual Course mailto:karly.zamiar@us.af.mil mailto:vitaliy.kim.1@us.af.mil